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Today, when I was on the way to the Pencil Supermarket, I passed the new statue of a famous monk called Choun Nat in Phnom Penh which the government just inaugurated a few weeks ago. I decided to stop by and take few pictures. This statue, which was made of copper and gold, is located in Hun Sen Park and over two meters in height. Choun Nat (1883-1969) was former Buddhism Patriarch or Chief of Cambodian monks. He is known as the most impressive literature and cultural promoter that Cambodia ever produced. He is also known as linguist, poet, and writer.